Honorius of Tartus

Honorius of Tartus (345-412) was a Christian priest, historian, and traveller. He compiled The Book of Honorius, a description of several adventures through the Byzantine Empire.

Biography
Honorius was born in 345 to a family of Roman Syrians, and he adhered to Christianity. He was ordained as the Bishop of Tyre in 378, and during this time he began to travel through the Byzantine Empire to observe the relationships between Christians and Pagans throughout the empire. Honorius visited countries as far east as Persia and as far west as Italy and Libya, and he compiled The Book of Honorius, a compilation of his adventures. Honorius noted that Theodosius I's ambitious reconquest of Italy and his destruction of pagan temples prolonged the life of the Roman Empire, as he believed that God would be on his side for destroying the pagan idolatry. However, Honorius criticized the inability of the Emperors of the Byzantine Empire to enforce their Christian laws, as some of the governors were pagan, and he became enemies with some pagan and heretic senators. Honorius died at the age of 67 in 412.